The number of serious patient safety incidents reported to The Joint Commission jumped in 2021, reaching the highest annual level seen since the accrediting body started tracking them in 2005, according to a report shared with Becker’s Feb. 22.
Category: Patient Experience
Michigan hospitals with a 5-star patient experience rating
Becker’s has compiled a list of the best hospitals for patient experience in Michigan using the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems scores from CMS.
Disability rights group alleges patient abuse at Rhode Island hospital
Disability Rights Rhode Island is alleging patient abuse at Cranston, R.I.-based Eleanor Slater Hospital after a video showed 12 correctional officers conducting a contraband search and stepping over a patient, according to a Feb. 19 report by USA Today.
Maine hospitals with a 5-star patient experience rating
Becker’s has compiled a list of the best hospitals for patient experience in Maine using the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems scores from CMS.
Weighing patients grows debatable
Patients’ resistance to being weighed at medical appointments has clinicians split, with some welcoming the opportunity to engage with patients and others insisting weight is a necessary data point that needs to be consistently recorded, The Washington…
Top-rated hospitals for patient experience: Maryland
Becker’s has compiled a list of the best hospitals for patient experience in Maryland using the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems scores from CMS.
COVID-19 ups risk of developing mental health issues, large study suggests
People who had COVID-19 were 39 percent more likely to be diagnosed with depression in the months after their infection compared to those without COVID-19, according to a study of nearly 154,000 COVID-19 patients at the Veterans Health Administration.&…
Massachusetts hospitals with a 5-star patient experience rating
Becker’s has compiled a list of the best hospitals for patient experience in Massachusetts using the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems scores from CMS.
US sees record number of organ transplants in 2021
In 2021, a record-setting number of organ transplants were performed in the U.S., with more than 40,000 transplants performed annually for the first time in the nation’s history, according to preliminary data from the United Network for Organ Sharing.&…
Louisiana hospitals with a 5-star patient experience rating
Becker’s has compiled a list of the best hospitals for patient experience in Louisiana using the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems scores from CMS.
